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<blockquote data-quote="uncle" data-source="post: 837266" data-attributes="member: 16697"><p>Wow lots of great information and reading… I am thankful for all of you and your responses!</p><p></p><p>I have been reading a great deal and it has brought me to a couple of other questions. As I stated earlier I am looking to move towards grass fed/finishing with part of my herd but the fact that I will still have to sell much of my calf crop at the sale barn does mean that I need to remain profitable there.</p><p></p><p>At the same time I would like to not only breed a calf that will grass finish but also breed some replacement heifers from my efforts.</p><p></p><p>Herefords I know sell well when crossed with my black Brangus but I am not convinced that I will be improving my cows towards the goal of grass to BEEF. I know that there are several factors at play here that contribute to the best marketable retail product …probably more than can be discussed here.</p><p></p><p>So, utilizing a Rotational Cross breeding system (two breeds of bulls) with the hope to improve towards calves that Grass finish, retain heifers and maintain strong prices at that sale barn as I build my retail-marketing segment all through attempts to capitalize on Hybrid Vigor & being Breed Complementarity there seems to be a few breeds that seem to be at the forefront. Hereford of course has been mentioned but in the grass finishing niche other breeds surface… Galloway, Murray Gray, Shorthorn and Red Poll. Which two breeds of bulls might be the best? With the least amount of holes as I move towards this goal?</p><p></p><p>I would love to hear your thoughts and feed back as I feel almost a little crazy asking you folks this! It is just that I have the privilege to start from scratch and would like to make as good of a decision as possible and you guys are a wealth of knowledge!</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p>Uncle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uncle, post: 837266, member: 16697"] Wow lots of great information and reading… I am thankful for all of you and your responses! I have been reading a great deal and it has brought me to a couple of other questions. As I stated earlier I am looking to move towards grass fed/finishing with part of my herd but the fact that I will still have to sell much of my calf crop at the sale barn does mean that I need to remain profitable there. At the same time I would like to not only breed a calf that will grass finish but also breed some replacement heifers from my efforts. Herefords I know sell well when crossed with my black Brangus but I am not convinced that I will be improving my cows towards the goal of grass to BEEF. I know that there are several factors at play here that contribute to the best marketable retail product …probably more than can be discussed here. So, utilizing a Rotational Cross breeding system (two breeds of bulls) with the hope to improve towards calves that Grass finish, retain heifers and maintain strong prices at that sale barn as I build my retail-marketing segment all through attempts to capitalize on Hybrid Vigor & being Breed Complementarity there seems to be a few breeds that seem to be at the forefront. Hereford of course has been mentioned but in the grass finishing niche other breeds surface… Galloway, Murray Gray, Shorthorn and Red Poll. Which two breeds of bulls might be the best? With the least amount of holes as I move towards this goal? I would love to hear your thoughts and feed back as I feel almost a little crazy asking you folks this! It is just that I have the privilege to start from scratch and would like to make as good of a decision as possible and you guys are a wealth of knowledge! Thanks in advance! Uncle [/QUOTE]
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